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Alfred Siew

Alfred is a writer, speaker and media instructor who has covered the telecom, media and technology scene for more than 20 years. Previously the technology correspondent for The Straits Times, he now edits the Techgoondu.com blog and runs his own technology and media consultancy.
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What’s Google really doing in China?

Is Google really for a higher ideal - "human rights implications" -…

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Say hi to the Google phone

After all the talk, we are finally getting the Google phone -…

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Free StarHub TV channels – a X’mas present?

Not sure if this is another ploy by StarHub to keep viewers,…

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A Techgoondu’s X’mas wish

As Christmas comes and the year draws to a close, what would…

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Sneak peek at this year’s Digital Life Dream PC

Check out the best PC you can build with today's components on…

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A common set-top box for S’pore: you sure it makes sense?

StarHub uses a cable plant to send its TV signals to homes;…

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Nokia E72 goes on sale

The Nokia E72, the followup to last year's E71 sleeper hit, has…

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Android on a Sony Ericsson – the Xperia X10

After our slight disappointment in Sony Ericsson's recently-released Satio and Aino phones,…

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Goondu review: Sony Ericsson Satio

After such a long wait, how does this much-touted flagship smartphone from…

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Watch U2 live on YouTube

In an age when stupid restrictions from content owners prevent you from…

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S$77 for Windows 7 tonight – for the first 177

There's a fabulous deal for Windows 7 tonight at the Singapore launch…

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S$23 a month to watch EPL from next year

SingTel has come up with prices to tune in to live EPL…

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Hands on: super-thin Sony Vaio X netbook

It's not called the "thinnest and lightest Vaio" for no good reason.…

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All I want for X’mas is…

... a Logitech Harmony 1100 universal remote. Yes, the holidays are still…

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Commentary: SingTel wins EPL bid

Less than 48 hours after SingTel and StarHub confirmed their bids for…

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Sony PS3 Slim at S$512 in Singapore

Singapore will get the much-awaited Sony Playstation 3 "slim" game console here…

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Hands on: Nokia N97 mini plus X3 and X6

Nifty yet powerful; pretty yet functional. That's how you'd describe Nokia's recently-launched…

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Good deals at Comex 2009 – a Techgoondu guide

From cut-price LCD TVs to portable hard disks, this year's Comex has…

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Commentary: Is a SingTel-StarHub joint BPL bid still on?

Without the protagonists even speaking a word about it, the market has…

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Free 1Mbps Wireless@SG from today

From today, users of Singapore's Wireless@SG service are getting a speed boost,…

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